The Royal Record

Buckingham Palace

Princess Alexandra was present at the Service of Thanksgiving for the Life of the Duke of Richmond and Gordon (formerly Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of West Sussex) which was held in Chichester Cathedral this afternoon.

Buckingham Palace

The Countess of Wessex this afternoon arrived at Heathrow Airport, London, from Qatar.

Mrs Jonathan Mayes was in attendance.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal, President, Royal Yachting Association, this morning chaired the Annual General Meeting and presented Awards before attending a Luncheon at One Great George Street, London SW1.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, Patron, the Japan Society, this morning received Sir David Warren (Chairman) and Ms Heidi Potter (Chief Executive Officer).

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, Patron, Endeavour Training, this afternoon held a Luncheon at Buckingham Palace.

Buckingham Palace

The Countess of Wessex, Global Ambassador, International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, this morning called upon Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad bin Khalifa (Deputy Emir of the State of Qatar).

Her Royal Highness, Global Ambassador, International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, afterwards called upon Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani (Prime Minister of the State of Qatar).

The Countess of Wessex later visited Doha English Speaking School, Al Fajr Street, Doha.

Her Royal Highness this afternoon visited Hamad Medical City, Doha.

The Countess of Wessex afterwards visited Sidra Medical and Research Centre, Al Gharrafa Street, Doha.

Her Royal Highness this evening attended the Annual Qatar British Business Awards at W Hotel, West Bay, Doha, and was received by Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the State of Qatar (His Excellency Mr Ajay Sharma).

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal, Chancellor, University College of Osteopathy, this afternoon attended a Conferment and Award Ceremony at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Milton Court, 1 Milton Street, London EC2.

Her Royal Highness, Patron, Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, this evening attended the Tenth Anniversary London Lecture and Dinner at the Royal Institution of Great Britain, 21 Albemarle Street, London W1, and was received by Dr Paul Knapman (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, Patron, Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust, today attended the Annual Conference at Bristol Marriott Hotel City Centre, 2 Lower Castle Street, Bristol.

The Duchess of Gloucester, Chief Patron, Hope for Youth Northern Ireland, this evening attended the Charity Swim between the House of Lords and the House of Commons at Porchester Hall, Queensway, London W2.

Buckingham Palace

Princess Alexandra, Patron, Perennial — Gardeners’ Royal Benevolent Society, this afternoon received Mr Richard Capewell upon relinquishing his appointment as Chief Executive and Mr Peter Newman upon assuming the appointment.

Her Royal Highness, Patron, Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, afterwards received Mr Thomas Wright upon assuming his appointment as Chief Executive.

Mr James Hambro (Chairman) was present.

Clarence House

The Prince of Wales, Founder, In Kind Direct, this morning received Mrs Teresa Tideman (Chairman) and Mrs Robin Boles (Chief Executive).

The Duchess of Cornwall, Patron, this morning visited the Royal School of Needlework, Hampton Court Palace, East Molesey, Surrey, and was received by Mrs Gillian Norton (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

Her Royal Highness, President, National Osteoporosis Society, this afternoon held a Tea Dance at Buckingham Palace.

Kensington Palace

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge this morning visited Jaguar Land Rover, Lode Lane, Solihull, and were received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of West Midlands (Mrs Diana Crabtree).

Their Royal Highnesses afterwards attended a Coach Core sports training session at Aston Villa Football Club, Witton Lane, Birmingham.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge this afternoon visited Acme Whistles, 244 Barr Street, Birmingham.

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex, Patron, this afternoon held a Reception for Northern Ballet.

The Countess of Wessex this morning departed Dhaka International Airport, Bangladesh, for Qatar and was received upon arrival later at Hamad International Airport, Doha, by Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the State of Qatar (His Excellency Mr Ajay Sharma).

Her Royal Highness, Global Ambassador, International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, this afternoon attended a Qatar Creating Vision Meeting at Oryx Rotana, Al Matar Street, Doha.

The Countess of Wessex afterwards visited Qatar Charity, Ahmed Bin Hanbal Street, Doha.

Her Royal Highness subsequently attended a Meeting with Qatari business representatives at the British Embassy in Doha.

The Countess of Wessex later visited the Fire Station museum, Doha.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal, President, Animal Health Trust, this morning held a Fellowship Reception at Buckingham Palace.

Her Royal Highness, Patron, Spinal Injuries Association, this afternoon received Miss Michelle Howard upon relinquishing her appointment as Chairman
and Dr Rupert Earl upon assuming the appointment.

The Princess Royal, Commandant-in-Chief (Youth), St John Ambulance, later held a Reception at St James’s Palace.

Her Royal Highness, Patron, the Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity, this evening attended a Tenth Anniversary Reception at the Corporation of Trinity House, Tower Hill, London EC3.

Kensington Palace

The Duchess of Gloucester, President, this morning visited the Royal School of Needlework, Hampton Court Palace, East Molesey, Surrey, and was received by Mrs Gillian Norton (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

Her Royal Highness, President, Royal Academy of Music, this evening attended a performance of Don Giovanni at the Round Chapel, Lower Clapton Road, London E5.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent this morning visited 77th Brigade, Denison Barracks, Hermitage, Thatcham, Berkshire.

Buckingham Palace

Princess Alexandra, President, Royal Humane Society, this afternoon attended the Stanhope Gold Medal Luncheon at the New Zealand High Commission, New Zealand House, 80 Haymarket, London SW1.

The Duchess of Cambridge this afternoon received Professor Carmine Pariante (Professor of Biological Psychiatry, Kings College London) and Dr Gertrude Seneviratne (Perinatal Psychiatrist, Kings College London).

Kensington Palace

Prince Henry of Wales, Patron, Walking with the Wounded’s Walk of America 2018, this evening attended a Reception at Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, 66 Knightsbridge, London SW1, and was received by Dr Paul Knapman (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex, Patron, Tennis and Rackets Association, this afternoon attended the British Open Real Tennis Finals at the Queen’s Club, Palliser Road, London W14.

The Countess of Wessex this morning visited Chittagong War Cemetery, 19 Badshah Miah Chowdhury Road, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Her Royal Highness, Global Ambassador, International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, afterwards visited Chittagong Eye Infirmary and Training Complex.

The Countess of Wessex later visited the Asian University for Women, Mohammed Ali Road, Chittagong.

Her Royal Highness, Global Ambassador, International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, this afternoon visited Orbis Flying Eye Hospital at Chittagong Airport.

The Countess of Wessex this evening attended a Garden Party held by the British High Commissioner to Bangladesh (Her Excellency Ms Alison Blake) at the Residence in Dhaka.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal, Patron, Moredun Foundation, this morning attended a Conference at Moredun Research Institute, Pentlands Science Park, Bush Loan, Penicuik, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Midlothian (Sir Robert Clerk, Bt).

Her Royal Highness, Patron, the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, this afternoon attended the Scottish Policy Forum at the King Khalid Symposium Hall, the Royal College of Surgeons, Hill Square, Edinburgh, and was received by Mr Valentine Tudball (Deputy Lieutenant of the City of Edinburgh).

The Princess Royal, Chancellor, University of London, this evening attended Foundation Day at Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London (Mr Kenneth Olisa).

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, Patron, this afternoon held a Lunch to mark the Sixtieth Anniversary of the British Computer Society at St James’s Palace.

Buckingham Palace

The Duke of York this afternoon arrived at Heathrow Airport, London, from Mexico.

Mrs Amanda Thirsk was in attendance.

Buckingham Palace

The Countess of Wessex, Vice-Patron, The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust, this morning visited Sher-e Bangla Medical College, South Alekanda, Band Road, Barisal, Bangladesh.

Her Royal Highness, Vice-Patron, The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust, afterwards visited community education projects at Textile More and Dobdobia Bridge, Fultola, Barisal.

The Countess of Wessex, Global Ambassador, International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, this evening attended a Reception for Orbis at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Shahid Saifuddin Road, Chittagong.

His Royal Highness this afternoon attended a Lunch given for Nobel Laureates at Uneme, Interior del Parque del Arte, Puebla.

The Duke of York evening attended a Dinner given by the Governor of Puebla at Museo Internacional Barroco, Puebla.

Buckingham Palace

The Countess of Wessex this morning departed from Heathrow Airport, London, for Bangladesh.

Mrs Jonathan Mayes is in attendance.

His Royal Highness this evening attended a Reception at Government House.

Mr Scott Furssedonn-Wood, Mr Julian Payne and Dr Suzanne Farrar are in attendance.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Cambridge this morning attended the launch of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors’ Pledge 150 campaign at 12 Great George Street, London SW1, and was received by Mr Kevin McGrath (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

Buckingham Palace

The Duke of York this morning visited la Ciudad de las Ideas at the Auditorium Metropolitano Esplanade, Puebla, Mexico.

His Royal Highness, Founder, Pitch@Palace, this afternoon attended Pitch@Palace LATAM (Latin America) for entrepreneurs and potential supporters.

The Duke of York this evening attended a Dinner given by la Ciudad de las Ideas at the Rosewood Hotel, Puebla.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal, Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Logistic Corps, today attended 7 Regiment Royal Logistic Corps’ Medals Parade at Kendrew Barracks, Cottesmore, Rutland.

Buckingham Palace

Princess Alexandra, Patron, this evening attended the Centenary celebration of the People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals and presented the Dickin Medal at the People’s Palace, Queen Mary University of London, 327 Mile End Road, London E1.